COMPULSORY QUESTION

(1) The economy of Pakistan is based on:

(a) Agriculture
(b) Industry
(c) Mineral resources
(d) None of these

(2) Which one of the following is major export commodity of Pakistan?

(a) Wheat
(b) Cotton
(c) Sugar
(d) Rice
(e) None of these

(3) Sahiwal breed is a breed of:

(a) Buffalo
(b) Cow
(c) Sheep
(d) Goat
(e) None of these

(4) Vertebrate pests of crops include:

(a) Insects
(b) Wild Bores
(c) Spiders
(d) None of these

(5) Basmati is a type of:

(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Sorghum
(e) None of these

(6) Sericulture means:

(a) Rearing of Honey bees
(b) Rearing of Silk worms
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these

(7) Gossypium Hirsutism is the botanical name of:

(a) Sugarcane
(b) Wheat
(c) American Cotton
(d) Maize
(e) None of these

(8) Kharif crops include:

(a) Wheat
(b) Cotton
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
(9) Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is the term used for the organism produced
through the application of:
(a) Genetic Engineering
(b) Mendelian Genetics
(c) None of these

(10) The carrier of “cotton leaf curl virus” in Pakistan is considered to be:
(a) White fly
(b) Jassids
(c) American boll worm
(d) None of these

(11) The process of synthesizing food by the plants in the presence of sunlight is
called as:
(a) Respiration
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Fertilization
(d) None of these

(1) The agriculture of Pakistan is characterized by:

(a) Two main cropping seasons
(b) Three main cropping seasons
(c) Four main cropping seasons
(d) None of these

(2) The soil Survey of Pakistan has identified classes of land under a system of land
capability classes:
(a) Six classes
(b) Seven classes
(c) Eight classes
(d) Nine classes
(e) None of these

(3) Highest nutrient concentration causes a phenomenon in plant growth known as:
(a) Adequacy
(b) Deficiency
(c) Toxicity
(d) None of these

(4) KATJA is cultivar of:

(a) Banana
(b) Mango
(c) Citrus
(d) Apple
(e) None of these

(5) Pome fruits include:

(a) Apple
(b) Pear
(c) Quince
(d) All of these
(e) None of (a), (b) and (c)
(6) Zizypus jujube is the botanical name of:
(a) Berseem
(b) Maize
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat
(e) None of these

(7) Osmite is a chemical used for control of:

(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Fungus
(d) Mite
(e) None of these

(8) Wheat is placed in:

(a) Legumes
(b) Cereals
(c) Fiber
(d) All of these
(e) None of (a), (b) and (c)

(9) Nili is a breed of:

(a) Cow
(b) Buffalo
(c) Goat
(d) None of these

(10) Essential elements required for plant growth are:

(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16
(e) None of these

(1) Texture of soil is:

(a) Arrangement of soil particles
(b) Relative proportion of soil particles
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of these

(2) Inqlab-91 is a cultivar of:

(a) Brassica
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) None of these

(3) Cotton is places:

(a) Cereals
(b) Legumes
(c) Fiber
(d) None of these
(4) NMR stands for:
(a) Non Molecular Resistance
(b) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
(c) Nuclear Membrane resistance
(d) None of these

(5) Water stress is:

(a) Shortage of water
(b) Water logging
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of these

(6) Free living animal that attacks and feed on other organisms is:
(a) Predator
(b) Parasite
(c) Scavengers
(d) None of these

(7) A decrease in the governmentally define value of currency:

(a) Inflation
(b) Cheapness
(c) Devaluation
(d) None of these

(8) Seed cotton means:

(a) Seed with lint
(b) Seed without lint
(c) Lint
(d) None of these

(9) Sex nucleus that fuses with another in sexual reproduction is:
(a) Cell
(b) Gamete
(c) Spore
(d) None of these

(10) Motile spores are:

(a) Aplanospores
(b) Chlamydospores
(c) Conidia
(d) None of these

(1) Olericulture is the study dealing with:

(a) Vegetable production
(b) Honey bee
(c) Ornamental Flowers
(d) None of these

(2) Colostrum is:

(a) Low nutritive milk
(b) First product of mammary glands after parturition
(c) Product of mammary glands after two month of parturition
(d) None of these
(3) Banana fruit is classified in the category:
(a) Drupe
(b) Pomes
(c) Berry
(d) None of these

(4) Older the rice:

(a) Worse in price
(b) Damaged in shape
(c) Cheaper in price
(d) None of these

(5) Gossypium Hirsutum is the botanical name of:

(a) American Cotton
(b) Desi Cotton
(c) Barley
(d) Sugar Cane
(e) None of these

(6) Selection of plants on the basis of phenotypic superiority is known as:

(a) Hybrid
(b) Mass Selection
(c) Inbred Line
(d) Pure Line
(e) None of these

(7) Agricultural Extension relates to:

(a) Modernization of agricultural machinery
(b) Financial help to the farmers
(c) Educating farmers
(d) None of these

(8) When soil surface is protected with residue of a crop, the practice is called:
(a) Nitrogen fixation
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) Tillage
(d) Mulching
(e) None of these

(9) Bhagnari is a breed of:

(a) Buffalo
(b) Cow
(c) Sheep
(d) Poultry
(e) None of these

(10) Afforestation means:

(a) Forest Research Station
(b) To convert land into forest
(c) Utilization of forest products
(d) None of these

(11) Population genetics is based on:

(a) Principles of population control
(b) Mendel’s Law
(c) Hardy Wienberg’s law
(d) Genotype-environment inter action
(e) None of these

(12) Inqalab – 91 is a variety of:

(a) Rice
(b) Cotton
(c) Sugar cane
(d) Wheat
(e) None of these

(13) Crops produced in hilly areas are low in:

(a) Iron
(b) ZInc
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Iodine
(e) None of these

(14) Crossing over occurs between:

(a) Sister Chromatids
(b) Homologous Chromosomes
(c) Non-Romologous Chromosomes
(d) None of these

(15) Gypsum is rich source of:

(a) Calcium + Zinc
(b) Potassium + Nitrogen
(c) Calcium + Sulpher
(d) None of these

(16) F.A.O. has its headquarters in:

(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Geneva
(d) None of these

(17) Organic matter in soil helps in:

(a) Improving soil structure
(b) Improving soil texture
(c) Weed control
(d) Building up of organic compounds in crops
(e) None of these

(18) Seed cotton means

(a) Seed without lint
(b) Seed with lint
(c) Lint only
(d) None of these

(19) The ploidy level of American Cotton is:

(a) Diploid
(b) Triploid
(c) Tetraploid
(d) None of these

(20) Contribution of Agriculture to GDP is:

(a) 35%
(b) 50%
(c) 75%
(d) None of these

(1) How much of the earth surface is covered by water?

(a) 65%
(b) 70%
(c) 80%
(d) None of these

(2) Citrus has its origin in:

(a) Indo-Chinese region
(b) Africa
(c) Middle East
(d) None of these

(3) The science of classification is called:

(a) Ecology
(b) Horticulture
(c) Taxonomy
(d) None of these

(4) Grapes cultivation is called:

(a) Orcharding
(b) Viticulture
(c) Pomology
(d) None of these

(5) Tomato is a good source of vitamin:

(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) None of these

(6) Histosols are found in

(a) Canada
(b) Alaska
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

(7) Age of earth is:

(a) 6 billion years
(b) 4 billion years
(c) 1 billion years
(d) None of these
(8) Common soils found in Pakistan:
(a) Aridisols
(b) Inceptisols
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

(9) A group of similar looking plants that has approved for general cultivation in a
ecological zone is called:
(a) Variety
(b) Strain
(c) Taxonomy
(d) None of these

(10) The basic set of chromosomes in case of wheat is:

(a) 7
(b) 14
(c) 42
(d) None of these

(11) In DNA, adenine always pair with

(a) Thymine
(b) Guamine
(c) Cytosine
(d) None of these

(12) Mushrooms are member of:

(a) Omycetes
(b) Discomycetes
(c) Pyronomycetes
(d) None of these

(13) Most fungal disease spread out in:

(a) Dry & Cold weather
(b) Wet & Cold
(c) Dry & Hot
(d) None of these

(14) Tikka disease of groundnut is renowned to:

(a) Thar
(b) Chakwal
(c) Rawalpindi
(d) None of these

(15) The fruits and vegetables contain an insoluble stiffening material called:
(a) Pectin
(b) Lignin
(c) Protopectin
(d) None of these

(16) Substances added intentionally to foods for the purpose of making more profit
termed as:
(a) Food contaminations
(b ) Food adulterants
(c) Food additives
(d) None of these

(17) Lepus capensis is the name of

(a) Tiger
(b) Lion
(c) Rat
(d) None of these

(18) Establishment of new crop naturally or artificially is:

(a) Silviculture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Nursery
(d) None of these

(19) Meaningful statement about the economic behavior or the economy is called:
(a) Economic principles
(b) Economic theories
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

(20) The measure of fluids resistance to sheer or angular deformation:

(a) Normality
(b) Viscosity
(c) Compressibility
(d) None of theseCOMPULSORY QUESTION

Q8) Write only the correct answer in the Answer Booklet. Do not reproduce the
question.

1) Ploidy level of maize plant is:

a) Diploid b) Tetraploid
c) Hexaploid d) None of these

2) Dajal is a breed of:

a) Milking animal b) Draft animal
c) Pet animal d) None of these

3) Seed cotton means:

a) Lint only b) Seed without lint
c) Seed with lint d) None of these

4) Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium provides basis for study of:

a) Population Genetics b) Genetic Engineering
c) Biometrical Genetics d) Menelian Genetics

5) Maize plant has its origin in:

a) Russia b) Africa
c) Middle East d) America

6) Olericulture is the study dealing with:

a) Silk worm b) Vegetable production
c) Honey bees d) Ornamental flowers
7) Gypsum is a rich source of:
a) Calcium + zinc b) Calcium + Potassium
c) Calcium + sulphur d) Calcium + nitrogen

8) Banana fruit is classified in the category of:

a) Berry b) Pomes
c) Sorosis d) None of these

9) True potato seed is the:

a) Potato tuber used for propagation
b) Any plant part used for potato propagation
c) Seed developed within the fuit of potato
d) None of these

10) Eragate are the types of insects which are:

a) Workers in honey bee b) Biting
c) Workers in the species of ant d) None of these

11) "CIMMYT" is an organization working for the improvement of:

a) Rice and cotton b) Pulses and oilseeds
c) Dryland Agriculture d) Wheat and maize

12) In various plant metabolic processes "PPP" stand for:

a) Plant Protection Procedures b) Produce Per Plant
c) Pentose Phosphate Pathway d) None of these

13) Arachnids are the arthropods with:

a) Single pair of legs b) Two pairs of legs
c) Three pairs of legs d) Four pairs of legs

14) Sericulture means:

a) Rearing of honey bees b) Rearing silk worms
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

15) The cotton species providing main raw material for textile industry is:
a) Gossypium hirsutum b) Gossypium arboreum
c) Gossypium thurberii d) None os these

16) Inbred lines are developed through selection and inbreeding in:
a) Self pollinated crops b) Cross pollinated crops
c) Asexually propagated crops d) None of these

17) Safflower is:

a) An ornamental plant b) Oil producing plant
c) Leguninous d) Fibre producing plant

18) Continuous selfing in cross pollinated:

a) Improvment in yield b) Poor in performance
c) Growth in vegetative parts d) None of these

19) Soil structure can be improved with addition of:

a) Organic matter b) Chemical fertilizers
c) Gypsum d) None of these

20) Synapsis of chromosomes occurs between:

a) Sister chromatids b) Homologous chromosomes
c) Non homologous d) None of these

(1) Mechanism in which the product of metabolic pathway inhibits an enzyme

catalyzing an early step is called:
(a) Early inhibition
(b) Metabolic inhibition
(c) Feed back inhibition
(d) None of these

(2) The most suitable part of the plant for the study of Meiosis is:
(a) Young bud
(b) Anther
(c) Root tip
(d) Shoot apex

(3) The shrinkage of protoplasm due to osmosis of water from the cell is known as:
(a) Hydrolysis
(b) Endomosis
(c) Dehydration
(d) Plasmolysis

(4) The most abundant compound in nature is:

(a) Starch
(b) Protein
(c) Cellulose
(d) All of these

(5) Antibiotics are produced by the:

(a) Plants
(b) Microorganisms
(c) Animals
(d) All of these

(6) The amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the mammals are called:
(a) Basic amino acids
(b) Non-essential amino acids
(c) Essential amino acids
(d) Non-Polar amino acids

(7) Quantitative traits are measurable traits that show:

(a) Discontinuous variation
(b) Continuous variation
(c) Phenotypic
(d) None of these

(8) The process of programmed cell death is called:

(a) Apoptosis
(b) Necrosis
(c) Degeneration
(d) Both (a) and (b)

(9) Genetic material of an organism changes with:

(a) Age
(b) Environmental change
(c) Nutritional change
(d) None of these

(10) Economically important Genetic traits in plants are influenced by the

environment because these are:
(a) Cytoplasmically inherited traits
(b) Monogenic traits
(c) Polygenic traits
(d) None of these

(11) Only plant cells contains:

(a) Plasma membrane
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Chloroplasts
(d) Nucleolus

(12) The accumulation of CO2 in large quantities in the atmosphere causes the
problem of:
(a) Air pollution
(b) Over cooling of atmosphere
(c) Degradation of Biodiversity
(d) Green house effect

(13) The ovary in plants matures into:

(a) Fruit
(b) Seed
(c) Endosperm
(d) Embryo

(14) The first step in Photosynthesis is:

(a) Excitation chlorophyll electron
(b) Photolysis of water
(c) Formation of NADPH2
(d) Formation of ATP

(15) Which one of the following is nonrenewable resource?

(a) Wildlife
(b) Biodiversity
(c) Fossil Fuel
(d) Forest

(16) A plant disease caused by bacteria is called:

(a) Loose smut
(b) Crown gall
(c) Leaf rust
(d) Powdery Mildew

(17) Enzymes are chemically:

(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Lipids
(c) Proteins
(d) None of these

(18) Genes determine:

(a) The sex of a baby
(b) A phenotypic character
(c) Synthesis of a Polypeptide
(d) All of these

(19) “It is the outmost layer of the animal cell, it is thin, delicate, elastic, and
capable of self repair.” The statement is true for:
(a) Cell wall
(b) Cell membrane
(c) Middle Lamella
(d) Nuclear membrane

(20) Biotechnology refers to:

(a) Manipulation of Genes
(b) Cheese Making
(c) Manipulation of Biological Systems
(d) All of these

(i) White revolution refers to the revolution in:

(a) Rice production
(b) Milk production
(c) Cotton production
(d) None of these
(e) All of these

(ii) Organic farming is important because of:

(a) Toxic free plants
(b) GMO free
(c) Eco friendly
(d) Healthy for humans
(e) All of these

(iii) Which of the following is not a good source of dietary fiber?

(a) Pasta
(b) Brown rice
(c) Egg
(d) Bread
(e) All of these

(iv) The branch of agriculture that deals with rearing of silkworm is called:
(a) Olericulture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Apiculture
(d) Viticulture
(e) None of these

(v) Oryza Sativa is the botanical name of:

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley
(d) Sorghum
(e) None of these

(vi) Xanthomonas citri is the disease causal organism of citrus.

(a) Bark splitting
(b) Foot rot
(c) Canker
(d) Citrus decline
(e) None of these

(vii) Cholistani, Kali, Damani, Kachi and Bibrik are some of the breeds of:
(a) Goats
(b) Camel
(c) Buffalo
(d) Sheep
(e) None of these

(viii) Inflation of mammary glands of milch animals is called:

(a) Johne’s disease
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Mastitis
(d) Leptospirosis
(e) None of these

(ix) Patoto is an example of:

(a) Root crop
(b) Legumes
(c) Fiber crop
(d) Sugar crop
(e) None of these

(x) Tobacco is an example of:

(a) Kharif crop
(b) Rabi crop
(c) Zaid rabi crop
(d) Zaid Kharif crop
(e) None of these

(xi) Peanuts are:

(a) Roots
(b) Grains
(c) Legumes
(d) Nuts
(e) None of these

(xii) Which of the following insects is friendly for an organic farmer?

(a) Stem borer
(b) Root borer
(c) Boll worm
(d) Mango mealy bug
(e) None of these

(xiii) Money maker, Roma, Red top are some of the varieties of:
(a) Chilies
(b) Potato
(c) Tomato
(d) Onion
(e) None of these

(xiv) Swollen underground stem; an organ of food storage and propagation is called:
(a) Rhizome
(b) Tuber
(c) Scion
(d) Septa
(e) None of these

(xv) Plants having soft, non woody growth are called:

(a) Herkogamous
(b) Hermaphrodite
(c) Herbaceous
(d) Homozygous
(e) None of these

(xvi) Removal of exchangeable sodium from the soil is called:

(a) Denitrification
(b) Desalinization
(c) Desodication
(d) Decortication
(e) None of these

(xvii) Enzymes are biocatalysts and their nature is:

(a) Fat
(b) Carbohydrate
(c) Fiber
(d) Protein
(e) None of these

(xviii) Khapra beetle is the pest of:

(a) Rice
(b) Sorghum
(c) Barley
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(xix) L-113, PR-100 and BL-4 are the varieties of:

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Sunflower
(e) None of these

(xx) Which one of the following is non essential amino acid?

(a) Lysine
(b) Leucine
(c) Isoleucine
(d) Glutamine
(e) None of the above

(i) Wheat inflorescence is called as:

(a) Spike
(b) Panicle
(c) Spadix
(d) Cymose
(e) None of these

(ii) Soil structure can be improved with the addition of:

(a) Chemical fertilizer
(b) Gypsum
(c) Lime
(d) Organic matter
(e) None of these

(iii) Humidity is measured by means of:

(a) Luxmeter
(b) Anemometer (c) Psychrometer
(d) Thermometer
(e) None of these

(iv) When soil surface is protected/covered with residue of a crop, the practice is
called?
(a) Sheet erosion
(b) Nitrogen fixation
(c) Tillage
(d) Mulching
(e) None of these

(v) Which of the following is not a fruit?

(a) Tomato
(b) Potato
(c) Pumpkin
(d) Melon
(e) None of these

(vi) Which one of the following is a good source of protein?

(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Pulses
(d) Meat
(e) None of these

(vii) The vector of cotton leaf curl virus in Pakistan is considered as:
(a) Jassid
(b) Aphid
(c) Pink boll worm
(d) White fly
(e) None of these
(viii) In genetics the appearance of an attribute of living organism is termed as:
(a) Dominant
(b) Phenotype
(c) Recessive
(d) Genotype
(e) None of these

(ix) Rhizobium belongs to:

(a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
(b) Amonifying bacteria
(c) Nitrifying bactyeria
(d) Denitrifying bacteria
(e) None of these

(x) In DNA, adenine always pairs with:

(a) Guanine
(b) Thymine
(c) Uracil
(d) Cytosine
(e) None of these

(xi) Insects have:

(a) 4 legs and 2 wings
(b) 8 legs and 4 wing
(c) 6 legs and 4 wings
(d) 4 legs and 4 wings
(e) None of these

(xii) Tikka disease is major pathogenic threat in:

(a) Wheat
(b) Apple
(c) Sorghum
(d) Groundnut
(e) None of these

(xiii) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has its headquarters in:
(a) Washington
(b) Geneva
(c) Rome
(d) Paris
(e) None of these

(xiv) Soil salinity can be rectified with:

(a) Urea
(b) Ammonium Sulphate
(c) Sodium Chloride
(d) Gypsum
(e) None of these

(xv) Safflower is an:

(a) Oil producing plant
(b) Ornamental plant
(c) Leguminous plant
(d) Fibre producing plant
(e) None of these

(xvi) Banana fruit is classified in the category of:

(a) Berry
(b) Pomes
(c) Stone fruit
(d) Drupe
(e) None of these

(xvii) Ploidy level of maize plant is:

(a) Monoploid
(b) Diploid
(c) Haploid
(d) Tetraploid
(e) None of these

(xviii) Gypsum is rich source of:

(a) Calcium + Zinc
(b) Calcium + Potassium
(c) Calcium + Sulpher
(d) Calcium + Nitrogen
(e) None of these

(xix) Gossypium hirsutum is the botanical name of:

(a) Rice
(b) Maize
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Cotton
(e) None of these

(xx) Olericulture is the study dealing with:

(a) Honey bee
(b) Rearing of silk worms
(c) Vegetable production
(d) Growing ornamental flowers
(e) None of the abovePART I

1.Ratio of additive variance to phenotypic variance

Heritability (Broad sense)
Heritability (Narrow sense)
Co- Heritability
Gene Action
None of these

2.Inflourescece of wheat plant

Spike
Panicle
Arrow
Cob
None of these
3.Nullisomic individual
2n-1
2n+1
2n-2
2n+2
None of these

4.Ribosomes are site of

Fat Synthesis
Protein Synthesis
Photo Synthesis
Anaerobic Respiration
None of these

5.Type of sugar in DNA

Pentose
Hexose
Heptose
Triose
None of these

6.Maize has 10 pairs of chromosomes. How many linkages groups will be present in
maize if all genes are mapped
10 (Not sure)
20
40
15
None of these

7.Ph of Urea
4
3.5
8
7
None of these

8.According to 1972 Land reforms, ceiling of land

1000 acres irrigated and 2000 acres Barani
500 acres irrigated and 1000 acres Barani
250 acres irrigated and 500 acres Barani
150 acres irrigated and 300 acres Barani
None of these

9.Type of soils hold more water

Sandy (Not sure)
Stony
Clayey
Silty
None of these

10.Hydrosphere refers to
Zone of water
Zone of earth crust
Zone of atmosphere
Zone of air
None of these

11.Compound used for reclamation of saline sodic and sodic soils?

Apartite
Calcite
Dolomite
Gypsum
None of these

12.Carrot, raddish , Beet are

Annual
Biennial
Perenial
Woody perennial
None of these

13.Which is not fruit?

Tomato
Potato
Musk melon
Water melon
None of these

14.Body of sheep covered with

Hairs
Fleece
Wool
Fuz
None of these

15.Bovine is term used for

Cattle
Buffalo
Sheep
Goat
None of these

16.Act of giving birth to young ones is

Ovulation
Fertilization
Parturition
Conception
None of these

17.Type of mouth parts of grass hopper

Chewing
Sucking
Piercing and sucking
Biting and sponging
None of these
18.Bacteria reproduce asexually
Fragmentation
Budding
Binary fission
Multiplication
None of these

19.All goods and services produced in country in one year are called
GNP
GDP
NDP
NNP
None of these

20.Uniform removal of soil in thin layer from sloping land is called

Sheet erosion
Rill erosion
Gully erosion
Stream channel erosion
None of these
Which plant is grown by seed plant technique?
Wheat Rice Potato Bajra

Drip irrigation is used for?

Dry Areas Humid Areas Sub Humid Areas Tropical Areas

Chemaically Pyrite is
FeS FeS2

Shrinkage of cell membrane, protoplasm is called?

Plasmolysis

Art of growing vegetables is called?

Olericulture

Which element is almost non-essential in plant growth?

Mo Ca Zn Na

Bioherbicides are used because?

Process by which nutrients are carried down by water?

Leaching

Which crop requires most N?

Potato Wheat Barley Sugar cane

Ammonia is volatilized due to?

Symptoms of Ca first appear on?

Lower leaves upper leaves Middles Leaves All of these
Growing together of two or more crops simultaneously is called?
Intercropping

Aims of plant breeding are to?

All of these

Methods of homozygous Selection are?

All of these

Thermophiles best grow at which temperature?

50-60 C

three major nutrients in soils are?

N,P,K

Desired varieties of crops are produced by which method?

Hybridization

Green manure crops belong to which family?

Leguminosae

Most of the world major crops belong to which family?

Graminae
11) The science of fruit production is called ____________.
(12) Scriptothrips citri is a pest attacking ____________.
(13) Rearing a silk worm is known as ____________.
(14) Mangifera indica is a botanical name of ____________.
(15) NAR stands for ____________.
(16) Copying of m RNA into protein is termed as ____________.
(17) IBPGR stands for ____________.
(18) Unit of the material of inheritance is known as ____________.
(19) IUCN stands for ____________.
(20) IFAD stands for ____________.
(12) The date palm is monocotyledonous plant and belongs to family ________.
(13) Nitrogen is taken up by plants in the form of ________.
(14) RGR stands for ________.
(15) Increased Vigour of a hybrid over the mean of its parents is called as
________.
(16) GDP stands for ________.
(17) Haploid number of Chromosomes of Desi Cotton is ________ .
(18) ________ refers to the size distribution of soil particles.
(19) ________ refers to the arrangement of soil particles.
(20) IPM stands for ________.
(11) The science of vegetable production is called ___________ .
(12) The actual amount of water present in air is called ___________ .
(13) Rearing of honeybees is called ___________ .
(14) The treatment given to counteract the effect of poison is called ___________ .
(15) The artificial removal of the stamens from flower before they dehisce is called
___________ .
(16) Plants which drop their leaves during winter are called ___________ .
(17) An individual with both male & female genitalia is called ___________ .
(18) TLC stands for ___________ .
(19) Arid agriculture means ___________ .
(20) Botanical name of wheat is ___________ .